The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-26 00:00:00

WI 0 EY MARKET AND CCIALTERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. ,An active demand for monetary accommodation ass been experienced to-day in the general discount z narket. The public who held over their bills in anticipation of a reduction in the mimimum are "'v bringing them forward for negotiation, and thus for a time has there been an increased amount . of busin ess transacted. The ava il a bl e balances of b ankers and b ro k ers s h ow a s li g ht diminution, and the Concession they have granted in order to secure the Paper in circulation does not represent more th an s' per cent., the lowest quotation for the best three months' bills being 5Z- per cent. A bout £31,00') in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday, [iThe Bank of England return completed to Wed nesday last presents features of a satisfactory nature, Owing to the lower rate of discounts Prevalent in the open market, the other securities 8 , 11 ° 1 ' 7 a redu c ti on o f £623,501, while the bullion 458 been i ncrease d to t h e exten t o f £235,777, and th e reserv e o f notes a l so ex hibit e d an addition of !' 683 ,020. The Government deposits have been b alances rather considerably, and the private 4,,lenees on the other hand have lowered by ' 9,483 . Subjoined is our usual analysis:— Active Circulation .. £19,674,915 Decrease .. .. 473,065- 13,819,412 Increase .. 235,777 Rest 3 536,094 •• •• •• •• •• 3, 636,094 Decrease .. 43,752 Public Deposits .• •• • . 8,153,601 Increase .. • . 1,073,812 Other Deposits.. .. 12,426,673 Decrease .. 579,483 36 29 S even Day and other Bills .. 6 Decrease .. • • • • 15,216 Go vernment Securities • • • . 1 1 , 174 , 584 Increase .. • • • ' 50,000 Other Securities .. .. 19,233,143 Decrease .. .. • • .. 623,501 N otes Unemployed •• 8,028,165 Increase 663,020 Two special meetings. of 'tile proprietors •• of the 4 ` ie nal Bank have been appointed to auth orise an i, i s ue of 20,000 new s h ares , a t a premium of £2 5 per Sh are, to be i n th e first instance offered to existing s harehold ers at that price, which would carry £°oo,oo o t o t h e reserve f un d. Any shares declined b jthe shareholders are to be offered to the public 430 prem., the additional £5 to be paid over by the s hareholders, who decline to take up their new shares. We are informed that Mr. T. Fraser Sa ndeman bas b een appointed manager of the Imper ial Finan cil3l Coe Palay (Limited). liting the last few days there has been rather ( Tore animation in the Foreign and Colonia l Pro ee Market s . S ug ars have been in more request, and further advance of 6d to is per cwt. has been es tablish e d. I n co ff ee the dealings have been to an tl 'erage ext en t at f u ll ra tes ; but in tea, rice, fruit, a apices no material change can be reported. ai l° w has been in better request at steady quota -1 r°118 ) for both present apd forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. At the Pa r i s B ou rse this morning, according to 1, uter'a telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 66c. It. Heavy. T he variations in the English Stcck Exchan g e 14 arizets have to-day been unimportant. In the morning a decline of 1-16th per cent. ensued, eo `gluated th ro ugh sales in consequence of t he litihucd uneasiness felt regarding forei g n affa irs, but quotations have since re covered to the closing values of last evening, and Console are °W quoted 911 for money , and 915 for the a cCo unt. The New Threes and Red uced Annuities . S pB 91 1 i; Exchequer Bills. ss. die. to par.; India Per Ce n t s ., 1041 ; ditto 4 per Cents. , 100 1 ; the De bentures, 991; and the Bonds, 9s. dis. The Foreign Market opened with a very de ressed appearance, but a partial recove r y has since It l iz eu place, an business is a little more active. "lexican haves s en to 431- ; Greek are 22a g ; !'llsnish Passive, 34 ; Portuguese, 47i 4811 Italian, 66 5; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 68i " 1 , 9 i ; do. Consolides, 50y ; and the Confederate ‘4oen, 51 53. The Imperial Financial Company is in command of public confidence. We believe the capital stock is nearly all applied for. The shares were eaten lively in demand at 3 premium. In the Railway Share Market there has been ?Either more animation, and prices have shown an 11 Pward movement. North Western have improved 168 . ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ss. ; Midland, 10s. ; ll nd Metropolitan, £1 108. ; Great Eastern, how ever, have declined 53. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings continue e rY inactive, w ithout material change in prices. M e tropolitan and Mi sce ll a neous Shares are depressed. e tropolitan and Provincial have declined to 23,4 ; Nat ional Bank realise 29-1-; Imperial Ottoman , 18 1 ; ti 4t ional Discount Company, 11-5 ; Ottoman Finan cial Association are quoted par to 4 prem. ; South tt stern Banking Company, 4 to 11 prem. ; London Gas Meter Company, 1 to 11 prem. ; and General 1 w .ernation a l Agency, 1 to lb prem. Cit) BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. a VERNMENT FuNDS. l'lr C ent 914 ..................... 214 i 4 Ditto Account, March 5 ............ •,'!. -, Per Cent. Reduced ` 3 Per Cent ................. 91k g cities, Ditto (Ited 6ea April, 1885 ............. ._!, _ll 13-16 Telegraph), Aug. 08 3per 19 nt: 4 dis xch,sequer Bills, £l,OOO, - 21 & - _J-iitto £5OO ............. 4 5 die par ta uitt o £lOO and ..... .. :.. 237 I* Z ll 1 Ct , last h.. - Yr• I zmi t and Stk, 41 per . '4 ' 44 St",%:rfEltYmENT SECURITIES. _ bitt o ", 10i per Cent., April 1874. • • • _ bitt '''• cc olint. ....................... : ]O4l i Dittr? A 6 Per Cent. July, 1870 .... _looa Dit to - ' Per Cent., Oct. 1888.......... Di tto 4 faced Paper, 4 per Cent...." -- Ditto 6 , Per Cent., Jan. 1872 .......... Ditto ••`' Qi Per Cent., May, 187 9 .. ! .. g: Debentures, "4 per Ct., AP rII 1 1 8 66 99i 11,4, Ditto ditto Aug., tx:." 13onds El,OOO .................. ,s 7 'Jilt° under gl,OOO .................. 1-' FORElGNtrszilians bb,i,tto, 1839 FUNDS —ONE . per Cent .. ° .... 'C LO L I °(I2Ke and 1859 ............. _ 1,!"0 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ........• _ i -unto, 1863 • ........... .81 ..3 e1,,,nt0 ScriP, 1863, 155 paid ....... '' l4l ''',A! xi 6 per Cent l'itto ' .Y,Ptial!tipet Cent .................... —..... per Cent ............. ..... ql,l,'!,_to, Second Issue ........... es-Coupons.. 221 .1).. c , 6 Per Cent., 1824-5, . _ Ditto Account D itto c oupons ttt o A _ ..... , ... _- Ditto llelie klti r p o e u r nt Cent .............. 43/ 2R 3 3 i 1 431 2,t 2 z 4 N ew Account poew Granada 94 i r ) t ,',ltitese 3 per Cent., 1853 ___- lAtto.4,kccount , per Cent., 1856, '7, ' 9 ) 1 ) 1 4 6 1, • 0 Account '6O, 62,'3 —1, 14 2 ; ...... 48 Bi -a n 6 per Cent., 1822,:L 5t........ ...—... v tto 4 per Cent 1850. .............. _ 43/P t° 6 per Cent, 1862 .............. ...... D . 5 per Cent ................. __., 8p,, L ,t0 Account ................... Lit ' - '•" 211 3 Per Cent ................... __. tto Account ....................... ti - Ditto New Deferred ................. _ Oto Account ................... 34h •vitt o p i -,„. 1181; VO .uitto Account . un to Cert. of Coup not landed -; T:;)it.to Account .. 1 01 titl 'h 0 per Cent. 1854 I,l)!tt° Account — 701,tt06 per Cent. 1853. 'tto per bittr, 69 I Si Dit to 0 per Cent. 1.86 2 Ditty Account .. NP„,' l te, RlOO Bonds 69 I b•-Lietztuela 3 per Cent. , 2.lt 58/ I b• 0 0 per Cent., 1363 itto Account It . Dividends on the above payable in Loud ,n. lla u, per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 66a ft.'ol.B TW 0 0' CLO CK. llonev Ditt o Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. No ° change in market. Sales about 5,000 bales. week's sales consisted of 31 , 360 bales, in - Al uth. ng 4,370 on s peculation and 5, 6 7 0 for export. T l4l export, 7,127 bales. Quotations : Middling eans 271, ; do. Mobile, 261; do. Upland, 261. 43 ` l crlated f a i r E g yptian, 261 ; Surat, 12 . 2 3 Z. Av ee les imports, 16,224. Stock, 231,360. ri 1 4te T STUDENT-STATESMAN.—The friends of the th e Sir Cornewall Lewis are actively engaged in collecting t , scattered writings of that eminent scholar and adminis- Igor, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing chart Railways Paid. Price. Bnainess done 100 StLawrenc , all 59 el Sk Bom.,Baroda&•Cent Ind 100 103 101 IC4 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. D. Shares .eOl Buffalo and Lase Huron all 51 5i 1 0 Do. Preference .... all 74 81 too Buffalo,BrantotGodria 100 5 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1871 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: - 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 Ulcutta.s 8. Eastn. (Li n 100 100 102 st Cape Town t Dock Scrii 100 101 103 stock Eastn. Bengal go. sp. 100 105 106 sleek East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1(4 105 1 0 4 1 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 # 1 P 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 19 1 201 191 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 100 Do. Co. deferred - all 56 5 0 100 Do. 2d Fret. Bonds all 60 64 100 Do. do. defer: ed all 50 53 100 Do. 3d I', ef. stock all 49 52 100 Do. do. deferred all 38 i 2 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stook all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 i 5 stock Gt.lncliarenln.gua.sp.c 100 1031 lo4t 1041 31 4 20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 20 Do. January, 1882 .. 8 12 1 stock Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 91 10 201 Do. New .. . . 18 11 101 5 71 100 Do. 6 P.C. '73 with't opt. all 92 94 100 Do. 51 p. D. do. '77-8.... all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p 10 stock Madras. guar., sp. a. stock Do. 4f p. o. Extension 100 96 03 stock Dc. 44 d 0........ 100 92 06 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. dp. o. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c. &lortg. Bds all 20 Newßrunswick dr Cande Class A and B all 3 5 N.lll•C'da6 pc Ist f bds 100 82 M stock Scinde ••.• •••• •• (100 102 103 stock Do. Delhi d.a 100 1021 1031 102/ 20 Do. do z 2 ip at Do. Punjisub all 1021 103 j Do. Do. , 100 s'ock Do. Indus. St. Flo. k • 10 0 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. — l t an.tlov.Bp.c.Ja &J ul) 1577-Si 100 101 103 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 99 101 Do. dp. c.Mar. do s ept. 100 102 IC4 Do. p. c. Jan.&July. 10C 89 01 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,1877 100 100 1(8 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 103 108 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 , Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 'Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 130 tcB 110 IN.B.Gov. 6 p.o.J a.&Jul3 100 ,01 103 Do. 6p. o.A p. & Oct. 100 - s.w. ( 5 p 14.. it 100 Q 9 100 - Do. sp. c.,18/i to 187 f 100 99 101 Do. d0.,1888 &upwch 100 99 160 —, ;New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 ' 108 110 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 103 105 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. 0. 100 - .S. Aus (16p.e.1678.& up.. 100 10, 111 Via Gov. 6 p,o. Ja.,i6July 100 - Do. lo 6 p.o. AndkOut.. 100 110 111 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 lid ubllord Amalgamated -- 3 A 6 l ' ()even G. Com,. (Tavist ) 1 670 680 East Bassett (Mogan) 30 65 70 last Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... 1.14.2 29 30 32 31 3 last Carn Brea... 3.4.0 61 7 Russel (Tavistk.)l 8.0.0 41 1 IGam.&St.Aubyu(Gwen.) 581 10 11 'Great South Tolgus 175 4 41 !G. Wheal Vor (llelston; 40 ' 2.1 24 ;Grenville illerc.d's-Foot . 8.12 85 37 El ingston Downs 4.18.0 41 4/ Lady Bertha Ilargaret (tiny Lelant 9k 17 19 —blarke Valley.. 4 Nlyncly Iron Ore (Lim ; 21 11 Ic: New Setun l9l 8) 2 95 —• North Downs lt 1 N. Wll'l Basset(lllogan 3.1.0 2 21 North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 5 54 Consols (St. Blaze), Orovidence(UnyLelnt.) 10.6.7 44 40 !South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 440 160 ,S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. - le.Wheal Iran. (Illog,an, 18.18.9 25 60 ;Stray Park 30.17.6 29 31 I ramar Silv,Sz Lead 51in - in Crolt 9 11 201 West Basset (Mogan) ll 11 12 W Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 21 23 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 21 190 210 Wheal Buller(Redruth)l 10 871 94 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)i 2.0.6 38 40 WhealLudcott I 3.0.8 21 3 Mary Ann i s :den ); 8 134 11i Wheal 3eton 5Bl 175 ISS ' Wheal Trelawaey (Lis.)! 7 2/ 2 I Wheal Union 3.17 2l 2t PREFERENCE SHARES. North Staffordshire, 225. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg., lei Bannaulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., itto (all), 21 Turin and Savona, 3} FOREIGN MITES. Cape Copper, Um., 8 i Yuclanaluutana of S. Australia 21 DOCKS. London, 72 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Anglo Austrian, 5k Bank of Egypt, 28 Brazilian and Portuguese, lien., 8 71 Chartered Bank of India, A us tralia. and China, Ditto, new, issued at £lO pm, 311 East London, lira., 8 English and Swedish, Urn.. 71 Imperial Bank (lira.), 2911 9 Imperial Ottoman, 18/ Land Mortgage Bank of India, Bin., 31 London and Brazilian 581 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 511 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 281 London and County, 581 London and South African, 271 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (Um.), 231 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace,•3lk Discount Corporation, limited, 10a Egyptian Commercial and Trading, 11m., 44 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 71 Hudson's Bay, 181 6 International Financial Society, 12g k Joint•stock Discount, lim., of 6 London and Caledonian Marine, lira., 32 London Provincial Marine, 3k National Discount. Company, Nerbudda Coal and Iron, 51 Ocean Marine (Insurance). 19 Oriental Inland Steam, lim , 21 k Royal Mail Steam, 81 MADAME SOLMS DE RATAZZI has just been robbed at Turin of a shawl worth 20,000 f. PLYMOUTH, Thursday.—The ship Maid of Judah, 700 tons, Captain James Scott, belonging to Messrs, George nompsen, jun., end Co„ of Leadenhall-street, bound for 1,,,mi0n, has arrived off this port. She brings on freight 3,203 ounces of gold, valued at £12,000, and her cargo includes 1,874 bales of wool, 9,500 salted hides, 10,000 horns, 11 tons of bones, and 3 tons of hoofs, valued at £60,000. The Maid of Judah left Port Phillip November 14, rounded Cape flora December 19, and crossed the Line January 27. Oa the passage she experienced remarkably flue weather. In latitude 49 S., and from longitude 111 to 1.15 'W., a number of small icebergs were passed. In con sequence of light easterly winds, the ship was three days in sight of Cape Horn, and through balling winds the coast of Brazil was seen for several days. Memorial to the Duke of Newcastle. To His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G,, her Majesty's Principal Secretary for the Colonies. Your memorialists regard with the utmost alarm the pas sage through the Legislature of New Zealand of a bill con fiscating all the lands of rebellious natives, and authorising the Government to take possession of the lands of loyal natives upon the payment of compensation. As a part of the same scheme, a bill bas been passed empowering the Colonial Government to raise a loan of £3,000,000 sterling, to be repaid by the sale of the confiscated territory. Your memorialists believe that, for its sweeping and in discriminate character, this measure stands without a paral lel in the history of modern legislation ; that if it be en forced it will inflict an indelible blot upon the British name; and that, in the language of au honourable gentleman who opposed it, "its inevitable effect will be to drive the natives of the north island into a state of hopeless despair and rebellion." That your memorialists have not exaggerated the scope and object of the bill is proved by the following extract from the Colonial Treasurer's speech, delivered on the secoLd reading of the Loan Bill— " If we take the total area of laud in the rebel districts, it will be found that it amounts to eight and a half million acres, and we have obtained information from persons well acquainted with the districts and the quality of the land, that one half of it will be available for settlement; therefore we have for settlement 4,250,000 acres. If ws deduct from that the quantity required for the loca tion of European settlers and natives, there will be a balance of 3,000,000 for sales, reserves, and for the preservation of the territory of those loyal natives who may not be desirous of disposing of their lands. I said there was a balance of 3,000,000 of acres, and supposing we set apart 500,000 acres for roads and reserves, and 1,000,000 for land that may be retained by the loyal natives, it will still leave 1,500,0 h for sale. Of course it would not be desirable, if it were even possible, to dispose of this land at once; but by bringing it into the market judiciously, it appears to us that 1,500,000 acres economically dealt with and properly sold, will realise, at the very least £2 per acre, and £3,000,000 will be obtained at the time these arrangements are completed." It is but too obvious from this explanatory statement, as well as from the terms of the bill itself, that nothing short of the absolute confiscation of all the lands owned by the rebel tribes is contemplated by the New- Zealand Govern ment, and that this policy has received the deliberate sanc tion of the General Assembly. Your memorialists would remark that no kind of grace is offered to natives who may be willing at once to lay down their arms ; that there is no attempt to define the various degrees of guilt, and to apportion the punishment equit ably; and that there is a total absence of that clemency which ought ever to be exhibited by a civilized nation in its dealings with a subject recs. There is grave reason to fear that the Confiscation Bill will have an effect the very opposite of that which its sup porters anticipate. The many thoUsands of natives whom it will render homeless wanderers, will scarcely allow them selves to be driven forth without an effort to avert their doom; and against the estimated proceeds of the sale of confiscated territory must be set the probable cost of another war, into which it is more than likely many now loyal tribes will be drawn, from a natural feeling of sympathy with their outcast brethren. In express. ing their fear that a policy of confiscation will lead to the indefinite prolongati'n of hostilities, and the ultimate extermination of the whole of the Maori race in habiting the north island, your memorialists do but echo the opinion of men of high position in both houses of the New Zealand Assembly, Your memorialists protest against that portion of the bill which empowers the Government to take the lands of loyal natives (even upon the principle of compensation) as being contrary to the express terms of the treaty of Wei. tangi, whereby " the Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and tribes of New Zealand, and to the respective families and individuals thereof, the full, exclusive, and undisturbed possession of their /ands and estates, forests, fisheries, and properties, which they may collectively or individually possess, su long as it is their wish and desire to retain the same in their possession." Loyal natives having been guilty of no offence against the law, any att3mpt to forcibly deprive them of their lands is manitestly a violation of the treaty, and an act of usurpation. Your memorialists would remark, as an additional rea son why lenity should bo shown to the natives, that while they have been guilty of acts of war, which none of their friends desire to justify or palliate, there has been much in the conduct of the colonists and in the acts of the Colonial Government towards them, especi ally in connection with the late unfortunate land war in Taranaki, to excite the alarm aad arouse the passions of a suspicious and semi-civilised people. The natives, more. over, are entirely unrepresented in the New• Zealand Legislature ; and although the treaty of Waitangi nomi nally invested them with all the rights of British subjects they have been practically treated as a separate and an alien race. In conclusion, your memorialis's humbly pray your Grace to advise her Majesty to withhold the royal assent from the bill confiscating the native lands in the disturbed districts of New Zealand. Signed on behalf of the Committee of the Aborigines' Protection Society, SAMUEL GURNEY, M.P., President. R. N. FOWLER, Treasurer. F. W. CRESSON, Secretary. London, Feb. 17, 1864. 15EA — RE MARKETS,---This clay, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Paid. ; Closing Business r hare! Railways. Price. I dens. Bir., Wrol., anal Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ........ Cork and Bandon Cornwall D o A ( A gets no diN D o. B till Elpc.o an.haf , been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juno. littn.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. !Glasg. and S. Western.! 'GreatNastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at j reatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an 1 W. of Irelan, , 'Great - Western Do Str Val gua. stock; Lancashlee & l'orkshir- London and Blackwal!' Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. 8 8J Si 9 85 1.7 120 12t 64 74 37 39 16 17 VII 95i 106 10,3 48i , 91 47 49 7 B 129 i 3) 12,6 137 134. 136 95 97 C4,s 1111 112 72 74 104 106 z 0 41 110 1101 COI 1001 511 b 2.; Doi shares . • Metropolitan Midland 100 1 1 0 130 1301 lk ? 00 101 Do New Do Birming . Derby! &I'd. Gt. W. of Ireland, Do. 4 shares Dlid Kert ,• •~ Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchane Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle...." •• •• North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welchpool !Shropshire Union South DCTOSI ... , South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,anciWok. Stockton & Dazlingtou, 54 65 24 t 6 1031 IC4 -J 58 50 011 52} 125 130 1,4 24 p 77i 74 11 116 123 126 it 44 98 100 ni Gil 34 16 44t z. 51 100 102 Si 94 28 39 9 10 o 74 84 p, 165 17i 54 6 t 34 44 p Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale,. ... ..... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford do Kilkenny' West Cornwall W. Hartlepool 1.1.ar4R I West Midland --Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 92 f G 22 24 13.14. tU.O (9.16.4' 12.10 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1864. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was held yesterday, the Lord Mayor presiding. His Lordship, at the commencement of the proceedings, announced that he had received a communication relating to the Royal Hospitals, which he considered advisable to be taken into consideration with closed doors. The public consequently retired, and the Court was not opened to strangers for nearly three hours. It was under stood that, after the subject alluded to by the Lord Mayor had been disposed of, the members were engaged in making arrangements for presenting the address of congratulation agreed to by the Corporation to her Majesty, upon the birth of a Prince to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, at Windsor. It appears that the Lord Mayor has received'a notification from the Home Secretary to the effect that, regard being had to various circumstances her Majesty can only receive 30 gentlemen connected with the Corporation at 'Windsor upon this occasion, and that a written answer only will be given. Some membets of the Corporation appear exceedingly dissatisfied at the pro posed course of proceeding, and it oozed out that during the debate some observations to that effect were made by various members of the Court. A ballot then took place, to elect the members to compose the allotted number of thirty, and this occupied a very considerable time. When the public were re-admitted, Alderman J. C. LAWRENCE presented a petition from the Thames Angling Preservation Society, signed by Mr. Stephen Potter, and Mr. Frank Buck!and, M.A.., as the representatives of that society, asking for a grant of money in aid of their funds. The petition set forth the great exertions made by the so ciety to increase the supply of fish in the River Thames, as a source of healthy and innocent recreation, and also as cal culated to procure a larger supply of wholesome food ; and the Court unanimously agreed to refer it to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee, for them to consider and report what should be done. Deputy BOWER also presented a petition of the like nature from the committee acting on behalf of widows and orphans of Barking fi4hermen. lie said the Court would remember that during the fearful gale that occurred last September, a great many of the Barking fishing boats were lost, with all hands, leaving a great number of widows and orphans to deplore the loss of their bread-winners. A committee, cone• posed of the owners of fishing boats and others, had been formed to provide for their relief, and a considerable amount of funds had thus been raised, to which the salesmen and inhabitants of Billingsgate, as also a number of other cha ritable persons, amongst whom ware Miss Burdett Coutts and Baron Rothschild, had contributed; and the Corpora tion of London, which had ever shown itself ready to come forward and assist in such cases, were now asked to take a share in the good work. This petition was also referred to the Coal, .Corn, and Finance Committee, CITY LANDS. Mr. R. J. CHAPLIN, the Chairman of the City Lands Committee, brought up a report from that committee, which recommended, inter alio, that the interest of the Corporation in the Wesleyan Chapel, City-road, which comprises a term of three years and a half, should be disposed of to the trus tees of that chapel for £6OO. This subject was brought forward for discussion at the last Court, but no decision was arrived at. The recom mendation of the committee was opposed on the ground that £6OO was not a sufficient amount to be paid, the more espe cially as the late Mr. Bunning, the City architect, had made a report to the effect that £l,BOO ought to be paid by the trustees for the interest remaining to the Corporation in the propel ty, and Mr. Allen, another Corporation officer, had estimated the amount at £1,500. Acting upon this view of the matter, . Deputy ELLIOTT moved that the subject be referred back to the City Lands Committee for further consideration, which motion was seconded by Mr. 11. L. TAYLOR. Alderman Lust and Alderman J. C, LAWRENCE sup ported the report, the former stating that it appeared to him that if the Corporation exacted a large sum of tho trustees of the chapel, it would look very much like taking advantage of their necessities, knowing that they would be bound to keep possession of the building, and the latter stating his opinion, as a practical man, that the interest the Corporation had in Le property was not worth more, if so much as £GOO. The report was eventually agreed to, upon a division by a majority of 27. TITHES IN THE CITY. Deputy BURNELL brought up a report from the Special Tithes Committee, approving of the general principle of the London (City) Tithes Bill in Parliament, the object of which is to relieve certain of the City parishes from the payment of the exorbitant impost of 2s 9d in the pound for tithes, but recommending that the committee should be authorised to represent a petition to Parliament, if necessary, against pp. ire and certain clauses of the bill, and to prosecute the same as they may ha advised. The report was agreed to, and the Court adjourned, 1 The Bombay and Maditius - Mails. The Peninsular and Oriencal Company's screw steamship Poonah, Capt. p. C. Sparkes, arrived at Southampton at 10 a.m. yesterday, with the heavy portion of these mails, in charge of 11r. Ronayne, of the General Post-office. She brought 55 passen gers (viz., 19 first-class, 17 second, 12 children, and 7 deck), among whom were his Excellency Rain andrainandrain, his Excellency Rainiferingip, and the Rev. Mr. Duffas (interpreter), the Madagascar Embassy, from the Mauritius; also, Capt. Main prise, R,N., and Lieut. Bromilow, R.N , from Mdta ; Capt. Crealoek, 95th Regiment, from Gib raltar, 8.7 c. Oa freight the Poonah had 10 cases of valuables, 276 bales of silk, 30 cases of indigo, 95 boxes of oranges, and 43 packages of general mer chandise. The Poonah left Alexandria on the 12th inst., Malta on the 5 th,ancl Gibraltar on the 20th. Between Alexandria and Malta she experienced strong winds from N.N.E. and fine weather; thence to Cape de Gatte*,•moderate head winds; to Gibraltar, fresh westerly gales; along the coast of Portugal, fine weather and light easterly winds; across the Bay of Biscay and up Channel, strong easterly gales and heavy sea. On the 20th the Poonah signalled the bark Mi chael Miller and the steamer Havrocordator, both bound east; on the 21st, off the Burlings, the Royal Yacht Club steam yacht Campanera, bound to Carunna ; and on the 22d, 70 miles north of Cape Finisterre, the Peninsular and Oriental steamship Pera,from Southampton ou the 20th, with the India, China, and Australian mails, bound to Gibraltar. Her Majesty's ships R o y a l Oak, Cossack, Meannee, Marlborough, Firefly, Resistance, Phoebe, and Hydra were at Malta cn the 15th; and the Racoon and gunboat Procris at Gibraltar on the 20th. The Racoon, Captain Count Gleichen, nine days from Malta, arrived on the 18th. The Orontes, Capt. H. Hire, six days from Spithead, arrived at Gibraltar on the 14th, with detachments for the garrison, and left during the night of the 15th for Malta, pro ceeding thence to Corfu, where she would embark the 2d battalion 6th Regiment for the West Indies, and return thence to Spithead with the Ist battalion 14th Foot. The Magieienne, Capt. Armytage, from Mezagan and Tangier, arrived at Gibraltar on the 17th, and left at 4.15 p.m. on the 18th for the east ward. Sir Moses Montefiore and the gentlemen who accompanied him on his mission to the Court of Morocco returned to Gibraltar, from the coast of Barbary, in her Majesty's ship Magicienne, on the 17th inst. It is satisfactory to know that the efforts of Sir Moses Montefiore on behalf of the Jews in the Sultan's dominions have been fully successful. He has obtained an Imperial edict, the effect of which cannot fail to improve the position of the Jews of the interior, and otherwise to advance the cause of civilisation. Letters from the coast report that the number of persons killed by the explosion of a powder maga zine in Morocco (as reported previously) is esti mated at 900. A . letter from the Spanish African fortress of Alhucemas describes the assassination by the Moors, on the 24th of January, of the crew of two Spanish boats, consisting of eight persons, who bad left Alhucemas for Cape Morro for the purpose of col lecting the coarse grass (esparto). While passing some small islands near the Cape, a Moor swam off and invited them to come in and purchase vege tables. On reaching the shore the Spanish party was attacked at close quarters by a number of Moors, and all were massacred, The murderous attack was seen from Alhucemas, and on being re ported to the Governor, he opened with his artil lery upon the Moors, though apparently without effect. The dead bodies of the murdered men were subsequently recovered and interred by the autho rities of Alhucemas. A letter from Malaga received at Gibraltar gives some details of the seizure in that port of the British steamer Princess for a breach of the Cus tom-house laws. The Princess, from England bound for Ancona, put into Malaga for coal, and the mas ter reported her in ballast. She was detained a day or two while the master obtained, through the tele graph, from his employers in England a credit to enable him to purchase the requisite amount of coal. When the arrangement was completed the usual in spection of the vessel by the officers of the port took place, to verify the description the master had given of her lading. By a mere accident it was discovered that she had a false hold on which the ballast was deposited, and that beneath this, in her true hold, were stowed a quantity of arms and military stores. The letter are said to comprise 6 rifled cannon for mountain artillery, 3 guns of heavy calibre, 4,000 sabres, 1,000 Minie rifles, a number of pikes, and 400 uniforms, The master of the Princess is impri sone3, and it is believed the steamer and cargo are liable to confiscation for the violation of law. Hos tilities in the north of Europe and the clandestine transport of arms in the extreme south would seem at first sight to have no connexion. But the steamer was bound to Ancona, and it would not be a very wild conjecture to suppose that her cargo was destined for some southern province of Austria, in anticipation of the opportunity which coming events may present. Exchange quotations at Gibraltar were as follows —London, 90 dayb' date, 50 3.16 tot ; Paris do., 5f 28c; Maraeilles, do., 5f 29c; Genoa, do., 5f 31c to 32c ; Madrid, eight daye s ight, par to pm. ; Cadiz, do., 1 die. ; Seville, do., dis. ; Malaga, do., par to I dis. ; Barcelona, do., pm.; Almeria, do., par ; Valencia, do., par ; Alicante, do., par. Pre mium on five-franc pieces, one per cent. pm. The following British merchant steamers had arrived out at Gibraltar 15, the Powerful, Captain J. Hughes, 11 d a y s f ro m Newcastle for Alexandria ; the Orontes, Captain H. Mathias, eight days from Liverpool, for Malta ; 16th, the Demetrius, Capt; W. Folland, seven days from Liverpool, for Malta; 17th, the Ellora, Capt. W. C. Angove, 5 7 1 ,- days from Southampton, with mails, &c., for Malta and Alexand r i a ; th e Tripoli, Capt. J. R. Bell, six days from Li verpoo l, for Palermo; 18th, the Europa, Capt, T. Partridge, six days from London, for Genoa, Leghorn, &o.; the Cadiz, Capt. J. Russell, sight days from London, with Govern ment stores; the Hawthorns, Capt. J. Rose, eight days from London, for Alicant e ; 19th, the Persian, Capt. S. Pyne, six days from Liverpool, for Genoa, Leghorn, and Naples. The British barkliTilliath Leckie, Captain G. E. Best, from Sunderland, with coa l s f or C a ll ers , ar rived at Gibraltar on the 13th lea k y , ma ki ng fi ve inches of water per hour. The bark Pelican, Capt. A. Freeth, from Newcastle for Rhodes, arrived at Gibraltar on the 13th, and the schooner Bezaleel, the :Bth, both laden with nods. Capt. W. Vincent, from Cardiff for Gibraltar, on THE SHAKSPEREAN TE RCENTENARY CELEBRA TION AT STRATFORD•ON-AVeN, last, at the meeting of the committe e , th e mayor (Mr. E. F. Flower) in the chair, it was unframed that the following gentlemen had accepted the office of v i ce-presiden t ; —Lord Oa Wednesday Sudeley, M. Victor Hugo, M. Antonio Panizzi, Sir Frede rick Madden, Professor Owen, and Mr. Howard Staunton. The mayor stated that Mr. William Stirling, M.P., and Mr. J. Boresford-Hope, had con tented to act on t h e Monumental Memorial Committee, a n d t h at a d e p u t a tion is coming to Stratford on Monday ne x t t o d ec id e u pon a suitable site for the memorial. The committee now in cludes the Earl of Carlisle, K,G., the Earl Somers,F.R.G.S., Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart, Sir Coutts Lindsay, Bart., Mr. Charles B uxton, M.P., Mr. Robert Bell, F.R.S.L., Mr. Layard, M P Mr. William Stirling, M.P., Mr. J. Beresford Hope, Mr. Th eo d ore M ar ti n , M r . C. L. Gruneisen, Mr. Gambier Parry, Mr. Tom Taylor, Mr. John Ruskin, and Mr. Alfred 'l'unyson, D.C.L. (Poet Laureate). The estimate of Mr. S. li. Mountford, of Wor cester, for the supply of refreshment, during the felitivat, was considered and agreed to. The building committee re ported that the work at thepavilion vas advancing satisfac torily; was nearly roofed in, and would shortly tbt ho a toa th d o y bild fo u rth in e gdecorator. HE TIIAMES.— 0 wing OF T e body of e a t er in the T h ames, Ntvoi n A td h N e o Tc havingroi continuance t ß idnruivaenncael OVERFLOWaorf the stron g north-easterly g and being lull 'noon springs, the water rose far above the usual height e overflowing the river b an k s in several places laitnhigghtoidaen.d the The c N u v a s t t o er m. h nearly ou topped th e w h arves a t Bil- gsatse, and a numb er o f wharves on the south side of the river were inundated. In the afternoon and in the evening workmen were employed in taking precautions to prevent damage should another over flow take place to-day. Mr. Sala's First Interview with President Lincoln. (Front the Daily Telegraph.) Mr. Lincoln does not stand straight on his feet, but sways about with an odd sidelong motion, as though he were continn3lly pumping something from the ground—say Truth from the bottom of her well—or hauling up some invisible anchor. It gave me the notion of a mariner who had found his sea-legs, and could toe a line well, but who had to admit that there was a rough sea running. First he pulled at one gigantic glove, and then at the other; first inclined his puissant head to one side, and then to the ether; but he never drew himself up to his full height. Perhaps he thought of the ceiling, and was reluctant to bring it down on the • heads of us Philistines. My interview with him was of very brief duration, and was mainly made up of commonplaces. Of course he said that ho was very glad to see me, that he hoped I liked my stay, that 1 had come et a critical period, and that the country presented a very different aspect to that which it once had: Mr. Sumner informed him that I purposed " illustrating' in public what I had seen in America. " Ah," said the President, " in deed ! with the pencil or the pen ? There is a good deal to illustrate just now." I hinted that the pen was my vocation. Neither more nor less took place. I saw that Mr. Lincoln had no wish to tell me any stories, or to talk politics; and after another tre mendous squeeze of the hand from him, I retired from his presence. My presentations were not, however, at an end. I was taken to the centre of the apartment, where standing in a circle of ladies, was one short, plump, and well-favoured, and attired in a velvet dress of royal purple, profusely trimmed with pearls and lace. This was Mra. Lincoln. I had the honour to shake her hand; but it was a little hand, and my crushed digits were spared another painful ordeal. I think I can give almost a shorthand writer's re. port of my conversation with Mrs. Lincoln. After the first salutations she said : "Do you keep your health, sir ?" I replied that I was happy and thankful to say that I enjoyed tolerable health. " How long have you been in this country, sir ?" she asked. I said that I had been seven weeks on the American continent. " How long do you conclude to remain, sir ?" she went on. I replied that I hoped to remain about seven months longer. The President's wife was then good enough to ask " how I liked the country." I replied diplo matically, that it was large and very wonderful. Now ensued a deep and, to me, embarrassing silence. I didn't know what was to come next, and I don't think Mrs. Lincoln did. At last she spoke again, and once more in the interrogatory form :-- "And you keep your health, sir ?" I answered this kind inquiry as best I might, when, fortuitously, it occurred to me that some years ago in Russia, having to go into much bet ter society than I am in the habit of frequenting at home, I had sought the assistance of a dancing mistress, and, at the outlay of about fifty roubles, learnt a series of bows or " reverences," for grand occasions. I gave Mrs. Lincoln the very lowest of these reverences. It is a wonderful bow, and, if you don't tumble head over heels before you arrive at the climax, a very impressive one. To effect it properly your nose must very nearly touch the lowermost hem of the garment of the lady to whom you are rendering homage. I went down and down, till, I dare say, Mrs. Lincoln wondered whether the Britisher would ever come up again ; btit when I rose to the surface, triumphant, and with a deter mination of blood to the head, I could see she was not displeased. I hope she may preserve a favour able remembrance of my bow, if not of me. I moved slowly away, but could hear the Pre sidentess asking the next gentleman who was pre• sented to her whether he " kept his health." "Do you keep your health evidently serves Mrs. Lincoln in the stead that " Ese-il possible?" used to serve Prince George of Denmark. Extraordinary Charge of Setting Fire to a ghip. We have lately published an account of the aban donment at , sea of the ship John Linn, laden with cotton, by her captain and crew, who reported that they left her in a sinking state. Soon afterwards she was fallen in with by a foreign vessel, the Deo gaum; the captain of which said ho reluctantlyaban doned the vessel as he could have brought her into port if he could have spared a crew. Now comes an extraordinary part of the affair. The Liverpool Courier of yesterday says:—" Our shipping infor mation of to-day has the following—' Some of the crew of the Deogaum report that they set fire to the John Linn before leaving her.' It is unnecessary to say that the captain's report, which has already been published, says nothing of this, and until some further communication is received from him no comments can be made. But we may state that three vessels which have arrived this week report passing cotton apparently burnt, in positions corroborative of the report. The John Linn was abandoned on Jan. 1 some distance from Barbadoes, at which island the crew were landed. The day on which the Deogaum fell in with her is not given, bat the position was let. 20 N, long. 38 W. The cotton now reported to have been passed by other vessels was as follows :—Jan. 14, let. 20 N, long. 40 W, a number of bales of cotton, apparently Bombay, which looked black, as if from smoke, but did not appear to have been long in the water, by the ship Redan, at London ; Jan. 19, lat. 17.45 N, long. 41.10 W, one bale of Indian cotton, which had not been long in the water, by the Persia, at Ply mouth ; and Jan. 25, lat. 19 N, long. 43 W, three bales of Bombay cotton, apparently not long in the water. When it is also considered that the ten dency of the current would be to take them in the very direction they appeared to be going, at least some tinge of probability is imparted to the remark able story now set on foot by the crew." Confederate Seamen Charged with Piracy. At the Liverpool Police-court, yesterday, Warren Quinsey, alias Wilson, and G. P. M'Murdoch, alias Kelly. both seamen; were charged with piracy. No evidence was offered, and the prisoners were re manded. We understand, however, that the follow ing aro the facts of the case : About the 16th of November last, the schooner L. Gerity sailed from Matamoras for New York, where her owners resided. She was commanded by Capt. Nicholas, and had a crew of six men. She had a cargo of cotton, valued at about 60,000 dols., and six passengers, including the two prisoners. On the night of the 17th Nov. the L. Gerity was forci bly seized by the passengers, who sent the crew adrift in a boat, while it is stated that the steward, who offered some resistance, was murdered. The prisoner Quinsey, on this, took possession of the schooner, and carried her over to Brownsville, where a Confederate collector gave him suitable papers. The vessel was then re-named the Eureka, the old name being painted out, and the Ccnfede rate flag hoisted. They next sailed to Belize, where the authorities refused to recognise the Confederate flag. The prisoner Quinsey then substituted the British ensign, and entered the port. Hero they disposed of the vessel and cargo for 70,000 dollars. Subsequently Capt. Nicholas and his crew reached Belize, but he found that a portion of the cotton had been sent to Liverpool, and that the captors of his vessel had decamped. Thinking that some of the captors would come to Liverpool, he sailed for England ; and having—under the extradition treaty —received a warrant from Sir George Grey, he communicated with the local police, by whose as sistance the prisoners were apprehended in an eat ing-house in Park-lane. They had some property belonging to the owners and captain of the L. Gerity in their possession, and were also armed with six.barrelled revolvers.—Manchester Guardian. PARISIAN SYMPATHY FOR THE POLES.—At the lecture given by M. St. Marc Girardin and M. Legouve, in the Salle Barthelemy, in behalf of tho fund being raised for the wounded Poles, tho crowd was very great, more than 10,000 people failing to obtain admittance, 61} 1111 i i 41 nol 10 VBl 1 9 1298 30a SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'.-LAST EVENING. The equivocal state of the weather during the week appears to have completely puzzled the followers of the turf, so much so, that the journey to Lincoln on Tuesday morning was looked upon, from the south as also the north, as so much time thrown away, and in consequence but few ventured from their homes. Contrary to expectation, however, the meeting was brought through, the principal bookmakers availing themselves of returning southward, to be present at Hungerford this day. The latter meeting, however, in consequence of a heavy fall of snow, was com pelled to be postponed, due notice of which was announced by the authorities of the Great Western Railway. Those disappointed looked in at " the Corner" which enabled us to make out somewhat of a list, although of meagre propor tions. The principal feature of conversation was the an nounced death of Mr. Williamson, the nominator of Coup d'Etat, which becomes void, and all bets follow. For the Liverpool Steeplechase Bantam appeared in increased favour, 7 to 1 being for s )me time the highest offered, but at the fiaish half a point over those odds failed to meet with an acceptor. Emblematic and Wee Nell did not present so healthy an appearance; but Emblem, had the layers been in the humour, would have found supporters at her quoted price. Serious Case and Worcester, of the outside division, were the only animals backed in earnest. The other quotations contained in our return given below will be accepted as the market value of the animals named, rather than from any actual outlay in their favour : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 2 agst Bantam (off., take 8 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Emblematic (offered) 15 to 1 agst Wee Nell (offered) 100 to 6 agst Emblem (taken) 20 to 1 agat Serious Case (taken) 20 to 1 agst Worcester (off., take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Amy (offered, take 25 to 1) 40 to 1 agat Bell's Life (taken) 50 to 1 agst Arbury (taken) 66 to 1 agst Leonidas (taken) CHESTER CUP. 30 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agat Scottish Chief (taken) 14 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken) 18 to 1 agat Forager (offered, t2O to 1) 25 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken) 25 to 2 agst Prince Arthur (taken) 2,000 to 70 agst Ackworth (taken) 1,003 to 10 agst Valiant (taken) 1,000 to 10 agst Copenhagen (taken) GRAND NATIONAL HUNT STEEPLECHASES. A Free Handicap Steeplechase of 20 soya each, 5 ft. About four miles. Acceptances must be declared, in writing, to Messrs. Weatherby, London, or Mr. Marshall, Clerk of the Course, Northampton, on or before Tuesday, the Ist of March. st lb Penarth .. 13 0 Emblem .. .. 13 0 Auricula .. 12 8 Lightheart .. 12 8 O'Connell .. .. 12 8 Reporter .. .. 12 8 Thornastown.. .. 12 6 Joe Malay .. 12 6 Bantam .. .. 12 6 Sinking Fund .. 12 6 Lincoln .. 12 4 Arbury .. 12 4 Maritana .. 12 4 Avalanche .. 12 4 Wee Nell .. 12 4 Yaller Gal .. 12 Sir William .. 12 2 Jealousy .. 12 2 Cat's-paw .. 12 2 Jerusalem .. .. 12 2 Con Gregan .. 12 1 Umpire .. .. 12 0 Medora .. 12 0 Bridegroom .. 12 0 Harry .. 12 0 Portland .. 12 0 Jacob .. 11 12 Shropshire .. 11 12 Pot-pourri 11 12 Agnes.. 11 12 Satellite .. 11 12 Red Robin .. 11 11 Mauchline 11 10 The Czar .. 11 10 Lothian's King .. 11 10 Rarey.. 11 10 Serious Case.. .. 11 9 Rubicon .. 11 8 Harkaway 11 8 Pineapple 11 8 Southport .. 11 7 Real Jam .. 11 7 Emblematic .. 11 7 Bell's Life .. 11 7 Romeo .. 11 . 6 Liston 11 6 Salmon 11 6 Amy .. 11 6 Tolurno 11 6 Surbiton 11 6 Little Bob 11 6 Worcester .. 11 6 Satanolla 11 4 Stanton .. 11 4, at lb St. Maximus .. 11 4 Pallas Lass .. 11 4 Leonidas .. 11 4 West End .. 11 4 De Reuter .. 11 2 Gladiator .. 11 2 Malta, byCharlesXlL 11 2 Rook the Gardener.. 11 2 Ireley .. 11 2 Bryn Gwyn .. 11 2 Kington 11 2 Sunflower .. 11 2 13ridegroem,byPompeyll 2 National Petition .. 11 0 Rockley 11 0 Sir Stephen .. 10 13 Woodford .. .. 10 13 Mountain Fox .. 10 12 Merrimac .. .. 10 12 The Old Squire .. 10 12 Church Militant 10 12 Premier .. .. 10 11 Ace of Trumps .. 10 10 Once More (late Cook a-doodlo-doo) .. 10 10 Switch .. .. 10 10 Brian Borhoime .. 10 10 Baron of Avon 10 8 Ocean Witch.. .. 10 8 Magician .. .. 10 8 Alcibiado 10 7 Merryman .. .. 10 7 Brine .• 10 7 Flyfisher .. 10 7 Chester .. .. 10 7 Martha .. .. 10 6 Miss Maria .. 10 6 Cygnet .. .. 10 6 Corsair, by Pineapple 10 6 Lady of the Isles .. 10 6 Silk and Satin 10 6 Miss Emma (late Gwellyan .. 10 6 British Grenadier .. 10 6 Leading Article .. 10 6 Creole.. .. .. 10 6 Over the Sea.. .. 10 4 Princess Royal .. 10 2 Jack in the Green .. 10 2 Carlisle .. 10 2 Volunteer 10 0 Wifi3 .. 10 0 Cadet .• 10 0 SCRATCHINGS.-011 the 9th inst. at 9 a.m. Carbineer out of Newmarket Handicap. On the 16th, at 9 a.m. Bun bury out of Nottingham Hurdle Race—at 3 p.m. Limo- Bina and Mahometan out of tho Nottingham Spring Handicap. On the 18th, at 9 a.m. Lothian's King and Southport out of the Hurdle Race at Hungerford—at 9 a,m. Rubicon out of all engagements. On the 19th, at 9 a.m. Broadway out of Nottingham Spring Handicap. On the 20th, at 9 a.m. Lapidist and Brindisi out of Lincoln Handicap—at 1 30 p.m. Zara out of Nottingham Spring Handicap. On the 22d, at 9 a.m. Lustre out of Lincoln Handicap—at 030 p.m. Empress out of all engagements— at 3 46 p.m. Merrimac out of Liverpool and Derby Steeple chases. On the 23d, at 9 a.m. Grimston and Blondin out of Craven Plate, Hungerford—and at 9 a.m. Turn of Luck out of Lincoln Handicap. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, SOUTH-EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the Bridge-house Motel ; the Hon. J. Byng in the chair. The report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, stated tbat the traffic receipts of the past half-year as com pared with the half-year ending the 31st of January, 1862 showed an increase of £54,200. The merchandise receipts' had been maintained. Tho Charing-cross Railway had been partially workedsince the 11th of January last. They had carried an average of £ll,OOO passengers per week on the Charing-cross line, but they expected a large increase of traffic in the spring and summer. He then explained the policy of the company with respect to extension lines, and a determination to accommodate the districts through which their lines passed when requisite. Lord A. PAGET recommended friendly alliances with neighbouring companies, and also with the London and North-Western, for an interchange of traffic by means of the West London Extension Railway. _ _ A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Hamilton, Mr. C. Child, Mr. Adams, Mr. Watkin, and Mr. G. Smith took part. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, declaring a dividend of 17s. 6d. per £3O stock for the past half-year, payable on the 30th of March. The retiring directors and auditor were unanimously re elected, authority was given to borrow on mortgage £150,000 under the act of 1862, and the proceedings con cluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. BRISTOL AND EXETER. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Bristol on Thursday; Mr. J. W. Buller in the chair. The report was held as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, explained at considerable length the various topics therein. He assured the meeting of the continued intention of the directors to manage the affairs of the company energetically for the benefit of the company. Mr. J. BATES seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, and said he considered a 5 per cent. dividend very satisfactory. He referred to the competition with which the company had to contend. and thought it would be to their interest to support the proposed North Devon and Somerset line. In reply to a Shareholder it was stated that the cost of the Exeter station would. be £50,000. The report was adopted, and a dividend of 5 per cent. de clared. The retiring directors (blessre. Watson, Bruce, and Fry) were re-elected. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors termi nated the proceedings. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY SCHEMES. Yesterday the committee of the Houses of Lords and Commons sat until bast 3 o'clock considering and settling the terms of their first report, but nothing whatever tran spired relative to the conclusions arrived at. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, before the examiners, the standing orders were declared to have been complied with in the caso of the Stokes Bay Railway and Pier. The ease of the Oxford street and City Railway, which is opposed, has been for two days before them, and stands adjourned; as also does the North and South London (High Level) Junction ftailway. The Crystal Palace New Railway Bills is declared not to have complied with the standing orders in some particulars. - - CAN IT BE THE " RULE OF THREE ?"—Nliss Hume, daughter of the late member for Montrose, has written a book for the young, entitled the " Golden Rule," A WHITE Fox has been shot in Bavaria—a groat rarity even to the whitish-hand sportsmen of the country, REFRESIIING TO READ OF !—An ice-machine has been erected in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's dockyard at Bombay which can make three tons daily, SECOND EDITIOTN'. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLo( 'x. THE FEDERAL DIET, FRANKFORT, FEB. 21 3. •-- - - In yesterday's sitting of the Federal Diet - the Hanse 'fowcs requested that measures of rept isal should be taken for the capture of German shipping by Denmurk. Hanover and Electoral Hesse voted yesterii y against the first and second of the resolutions p ro. posed by the committee on the succasion questif)n, which declared that the London treaty was mot binding upon the German Confederation. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, HUNGERFORD RACES --This DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Glendusk Burlesque filly .. 2 Fiv© ran. LAW INTELLIGENCE,---(This Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.) NICHOLSON V. NICHOLSON AND RATCLIFFE. The hearing of this case was resumed this morning, and evidence was called on the part of the petitioner to rebut the testimony of tho respondent's witnesses as to the cruelty alleged to have been committed by him. Mr. Littler addressed the jury for the respondent, and contended .that the story of Seddon, the sole witness of the adultery, was impossible and uncorroborated, and desig nated the suit as a foul conspiracy to free the petitioner from a woman whom there was abundant prcof he had ill treated for years. Sergeant Parry replied on the whole case, and maintained that the evidence of Seddon was well supported, and drew attention to the fact that that witness was a married man, and had held the same situation without reproach for many years. He laid great stress also on the evidence of Mrs. Seddon, that the respondent attempted b tamper with her husband to induce him to leave the neighbourhood in order to prevent his giving testimony in the case. The Judge Ordinary summed up the case and said it was a very painful one, from many circumstances, first, because it had displayed a state of nature highly discreditable to all parties, and secondly, because there had been two sets of witnesses who had point blank contradicted each other. Tho charge of cruelty set up by the respondent was of the greatest importance, because if it was proved that the petitioner had treated his wife in the manner alleged, it would have a very important bearing on their verdict. Tho learned counsel for the petitioner said that the young woman who had mainly proved the allegation was not the Bart of witness that the jury would trust, especially its it was altogether uncorroborated. Now ho was not of that opinion, because in one very important point, viz,, the re spondent being compelled to live in a coachhouse for some days to escape the ill-usage of her husband, it was confirmed to a certain extent by witnesses called for the petitioner. The jury, at the conclusion of his Lordship's observa tions, retired to consider their verdict, and had not returned when-we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A WIFE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO STAB HER HUSBAND.--Eugenie Schmidt was charged before Mr. Knox on a warrant with attempting to stab her husband, Henry Schmidt, 86, Bolscver-street, with a knife. The husband said that ho was living apart from his wife, and on the 20th of the present month his wife called upon him and asked him how ho was. He told her that he was pretty well, and she then rushed at him with a knife and attempted to stab him. His coat was cut, and she then made a second attempted to stab him, but was prevented doing so. She had several times said there would be mur der between them. Peter Godfrey, brother-in-law of the complainant, said that:had he not interfered; andiprevented it the complainant would most certainly have been killed. When called upon for her defence the wifo entered into a long statement as to her husband's conduct, and amongst other things said she had been obliged to leave him, and that she had in her possession a letter sent to her husband by a woman of low repute. The daughter of the parties, a good looking young girl of sixteen, was called and gave evidence in the case, but re luctantly. A person stepped into the witness-box and said that believing;she was an injured woman he would be bail for her, Mr. Knox accepted the person's bail. THAMES. A MOST CAnErur. NURSE.—Sarah Macarthy, a well dressed young woman, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Nicholls, a police-constable, 433 K, stated that he found the prisoner last night, near the London Hospital, very drunk and making a disturbance. She had a child in her arms, and it screamed dreadfully, and appeared very much frightened. He took the child away from the prisoner, and conveyed her to the station-house. She raved and made a good deal of noise. Mr. Partridge—What is the age of the child ? Witness—About 18 months, sir. The child's life was in danger. Mr. Partridge—What became of the child ? Witness—l took it home. The prisoner—lt is two years old. It is not my child. Nicholls—No, sir. It is the child of her master and mistress. They allowed her to take the child out, and she went to several public houses with it and got drunk. Mr. Fartridge—This is very scandalous indeed. What do you, say woman, in getting intoxicated while you aro ,entrusted with your master and mistress's child. The prisoner —Yes, sir. I did get the drop taken. I am nurse to the child, a most careful nurse, your worship, I can assure yon. Mr. Partridge—You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You are not fit to be entrusted with the care of infaxts. You are fined ss. for being drunk. THACKERAY'S LAST, From the new journal called The _Realm we extract the following, in which will be found ono of the last anecdotes related of, as well as one of the last witticisms uttered by, W. M. Thackeray : Our facetious contemporary makes us what ho calls "A Kind Suggestion." Say the paragraphiste—" The Conser vatives have established a new organ in London, called The Realm," Hadn't they better have called it The Ream, as at once easier to the news• boys, and as indicating the probable amount of the circulation ? We are very much obliged to Mr. Punch for giving us nearly an inch of advertisement gratis, but we really cannot allow him to take away our " L." As to the news-boys' difficulty with the " L," news-boys are very arbitrary " L"-ocutionists. Their difficulty, how ever, was foreseen, and their fortile resources in supple mentary vocalisation predicted. Three days before the world lost the most eminent of the many eminent humorists who have made Punch's staff blossom with flowers of wit, somebody said in his presence —" The Realm ! That is a hard word for the news-boys." "Catch them calling it anything but The Kellum," he said; and then, in a tone of benignant solemnity, he ex temporised this distitch in behalf of the enterprise with which he sympathetically identified his mus e " On paper of vellum We printed The Relian t !'' Alas I that this should have been his only contribution to our columns. SHIPPING —This Da—Y. LONDON, 'Feb. N.—Wind this day at noon—Notth ; light breeze, and cloudy weather. SHIELDS, Feb. 25. --Wind N.E.--Arrtved—Lizzie, front Bilboa. HULL, Fob. 25.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Hongby, for Singapore. SwAxsti, Feb. 25.—Wind N.B.—Sailed—Hercules, for Cornwall. NEWPORT, Feb. 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Eliza Nelson, from the Clyde for Sierra Leone. Sailed—Gover nor Brown, for New York. PLynotilt, Feb. 25.—Wind N.B.—Suffolk, from Lon don for Melbourne. Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, v v. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 24th day of Feb., 1861: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Nolen issued ...0.£27,703,080 Government Debt £11,015, 100 Otl►er Securities .. 3.63 4 . 9 " G old Coin & Bullion 13,053,0tS Silver Bullion ...- £27,703,06 0 X27,703,080', BANKING I) . Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Saviur - s' itanirs, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and ErARTMTNT . Government Secu rities (including Dead la eig,htAn nuity) £11,174,584 Other SeCurl ties 19.223,243 Noteß Gold and Silvt.r 760, n 2 coin Dividend Ac counts) ......... 8.157.01 Other Deposits.... J2,1?0i Seven Day and other Bills ..•••• 532,956 £739,202,324 Al. AI £39,202,3:4 ifARSITALL, Chief ca3iiier. FO, 25,151.